While combating piracy is an ongoing struggle, can the newly launched Copyright Alert System hurt small businesses? http://ow.ly/i4Zi6
Month: February 2013
Employment law update: “We Would Have Fired You Anyway!”
Employment law update: ‘Harris’ (We would have fired you anyway) Already Being Invoked by Employment Counsel (Legal Pad) http://ow.ly/hY2fQ
Home Brewers and Vintners Beware!
Home Brewers and Vintners Beware, though it’s legal to make, its not legal to sell! Contact a business lawyer http://ow.ly/hL0vD
Harris v Santa Monica: A Victory for Employers!
In a recent case (Harris v Santa Monica) the California Supreme Court established a new standard in termination cases: When a plaintiff shows discrimination was “a substantial motivating factor” in an adverse employment action, but the employer demonstrates it would have taken the same action even absent such discrimination, the court cannot award the plaintiff damages, back-pay, or reinstatement. The employee may still be entitled to declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and/or attorney fees and costs. An Overall Victory for Employers in Mixed-Motives Cases | CEB Blog – http://ow.ly/hY1xv
Civil Litigation: The Costly Battle.
In civil litigation, the time to trial is long and costly. And when that trial date finally gets set, there is an awful lot to do to get ready. Here is a preview into why it costs so much to wage these battles, especially in the final weeks and days. Timeline to Trial « CEB Blog – Your Partner In Practice http://ow.ly/hHkjx
Show Me the Punitive Damages!
Show Me the Punitive Damages! Most plaintiff clients want these from the “bad guys” in most every case. Getting them is rare. Here is how to be prepared to recover when the right case comes along. « CEB Blog – http://ow.ly/hHjZn
Minimum Wage Actually Hurts the Lower Class!
Who gets helped when government forces an employer to pay a worker $7.50 an hour for work that is only worth $5? Here’s an interesting article that looks past the starting gate of compassion about keeping people out of poverty that posits that Raising the Minimum Wage actually Hurts Low-Income Workers in the long run. http://ow.ly/hHkGE
